Dubai: A Bangladeshi housemaid, accused of cutting off her sponsor's penis with a razor and throwing it in the garbage, cried in court on Thursday as she denied the charges against her.

When the 26-year-old suspect, J.N., stood before the Dubai Court of First Instance, she cried and covered her face with her palms when her accusations were read out.

She was heard mumbling in an unclear voice before Presiding Judge Mohammad Majid Mohammad, who adjourned the hearing until Thursday, when a Bangladeshi language translator will be available.

Prosecutors accused J.N. of causing 40 per cent permanent disability to her 77-year-old Emirati sponsor, M.M., after she cut off his penis with a shaving razor when he asked for a massage.

J.N., who wore a black abaya and sheila in the court.

Initial denial

The minute when the court translator Abdul Qader translated for her the accusation, she cried.

She could be heard saying that she did not do the crime and asked to be sent back to her country.

But Presiding Judge Mohammad recorded her statement in the presence of a Bangladeshi translator.

When questioned by prosecutors, J.N. admitted that she had grabbed the razor from a nearby cupboard and chopped off M.M.'s penis when he asked her to massage him.

"Two days prior to my arrest, M.M. raped me. I could not resist him or defend myself because he threatened to kick me out of the house. The next day he raped me a second time.

"On the day of the incident, he asked me to massage his private parts. I spotted the razor on the top of the cupboard. I did not let him realise that I grabbed the razor… then I massaged his private parts for a short period.

"Then I waited for the proper chance and chopped his penis which fell on the floor. I took it up and threw it in the garbage. Frightened, I rushed out of M.M.'s room and hid in another room," J.N. told prosecutors.

Crying in pain

Meanwhile the sponsor's 19-year-old son testified that he heard his father crying in pain.

"I rushed out of my room and saw him sitting at his chair with blood covering his kandoura. When I asked him about the blood, he claimed to me that J.N. cut his penis. I prevented the defendant from running out of the house.

"Police arrested J.N. Meanwhile, my father was rushed to hospital," said the son.

Dubai Police's forensic report ruled out the possibility that the woman was subject to any recent sexual intercourse.

The forensic doctor, who examined M.M., estimated the degree of disability caused to the victim depending on his age and sexual performance prior to the incident.